We visited the Tule Lake Segregation Center OTD in 2022, one of the WWII Japanese Internment Camps. A few weeks ago while camping near Flagstaff, we visited the remains of Camp Leupp on the Navajo Res, which was a temporary holding camp for Manzanar “riot” internees being transferred to Tule Lake.

A plaque designates the Tule Lake Segregation Center as a National Historic Landmark, set against a landscape of grass and hills under a cloudy sky.A dimly lit, empty jail cell block features metal-barred doors, with one door slightly open and light filtering through a small window.A textured wall with visible cracks and faded handwritten text in an Asian script is depicted.A historical display shows a black-and-white aerial photograph of Tule Lake Segregation Center with descriptive text about its closure and the experiences of Japanese Americans during and after World War II.